RPG Citius Altius Fortius [M-LVS]

[Riku]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][B][U][CENTER]Thursday, 34th of Estembre 5:23 PM[/CENTER][/U][/B]

Aizen hurried to where the dorm rooms were, trying to find Momo's room and talk to her about the while incident. Truth was, she was a little appaled at what she had said about Syrus just wanting to get into bed with her, but she had every right to say that. Momo had feelings for him and she didn't know what else to do, so she just blared out what she thought right that second. But, either way, Aizen didn't want her to stay mad at him forever, so she wanted to talk to her for awhile.

After asking a few people and getting back on the right track, she stopped in front of Momo's room, pausing for a minute to think of what to say.

[B]"Okay, just take a few deep breaths, Aizen,"[/B] she assured herself, [B]"It's not like she has razor, sharp teeth and is going to eat you alive.... right?"[/B] She shook her head to get her mind clear and knocked on the door, a little shy at first, but then strong.

Nothing replied except for the other noisy students in the halls. Aizen wondered where she could've gone to, but she then realized that Momo probably needed some time alone somewhere else except her dorm room.

[B]"Oh well,"[/B] she finally replied, waiting a few more minutes before giving up, [B]"I guess I'll just have to try to talk to her later."[/B] And after shrugging, she started off in the hallway, going to wander off somewhere.

Suddenly, she overheard other people talking as they were running. [B]"Oh my gawd! I can't believe another fight is going on again! How sweet it this?!"[/B]

[B]"I know!"[/B] the girl replied, [B]"It's Strom against a guy named Leon! And I heard Kristos interferred too!"[/B]

[B]"What the..."[/B] Aizen gasped to herself, wondering what was going on. [B]"Another fight going off again?! Where are the Instructors?!"[/B]

With that thought, she followed where the kids were going and headed for the fight. If it's Strom and Leon, it's probably just a spar. But to have Kristos randomly come involved.... there has to be some reason.

[B]"Kristos... I haven't talked to him forever,"[/B] she thought, still running, [B]"I wonder... if I'll get to talk to him alone for awhile..."[/B]

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OOC: Sorry I've been so poofy in my posts, you guys. I just got two Westhighland Terrier puppies Saturday night and since today, I've been watching them from using the bathroom in our house. I'll edit this later if I have time... damn, puppies are so cute. >w<

I'll have Aizen come watch the fight later on, kay?[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Tekkaman]

[center][font=Century Gothic][size=3][color=indigo]Thursday, 34th of Estembre 6:35 PM[/color][/size][/font][/center]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=indigo]"DIE!!!"[/color] Leon said, completely fueled by his rage; wanting the Instructors to keep their end of the bargain concerning his nightmares ending.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=gray]Syrus tried keeping Strom alive with his Flame Viper attack that he used as a protective shield while Kristos kept Syrus alive using a manifested ice block as a shield[/color] for both him and Syrus while Leon's Fire God tore through slowly. Unbeknownst to Syrus, Strom was starting to lose his conscience inside the flame shield that was created to be his protection.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=indigo]"Syrus!"[/color] Strom said, gasping for breath. [color=indigo]"Let...*wheeze*... let me out!"[/color][/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=indigo]"No!"[/color] Syrus said, honestly trying to protect strom from any harm that wasn't caused by him alone. [color=indigo]"Stay in the Viper, damnitt!!"[/color][/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=indigo]"I - can't breathe!"[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=indigo]"Shut the f-"[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=indigo]"I believe you should let him out! Now!"[/color] Kristos said, trying to put Strom in Syrus in check while trying to keep a manifested ice shield for Syrus to stay under as flames bombarded the three; Kristos hoped that Syrus wouldn't dare argue with him concerning the issues they were currently facing.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=indigo]"I - I was onl...shi - fine!"[/color] Syrus said, letting Strom out of the fire dome. Strom took a couple of deep breaths and ran away from the fray; Syrus yelled after an escaping Strom as soon as he ran five feet from him.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=indigo]"What the hell?! Get back here and help!!"[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=indigo]"He knows what he's doing, Syrus!"[/color] Kristos said aloud through the sound af the flames. [color=indigo]"Now battle Leon's Fire God with your Flame Viper!"[/color][/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Syrus didn't want to admit to Kristos that his Flame Viper wasn't on par with Leon's Fire God, though, Kristos knew himself; they all needed to go on the offensive against this technique; Syrus hated taking orders from someone he could be bossing around instead, but agreed and battled the Fire God with his Flame Viper.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom ran to the other side of Leon - his back, dodging mutiple blasts of fire in the process. Strom was badly burned already from Leon and Syrus' flame attacks but his adrenaline kept him moving; he was sure that the adrenaline kept Leon fighting as well. Reaching the back of Leon, Strom fought off more fire blasts by shooting them out of the sky with his Water Magi. [/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Taking out his Blue Kyndras, Strom threw one at Leon with pinpoint accuracy. As the Kyndra traveled in the air, unbeknownst to Leon due to his will of keeping the fire attack going for so long, the blade portion stabbed Leon in the right shoulder. Leon, jerking out of his trance with the Fire God technique, stopped his Magi attack and fell to the ground face first. Syrus and Kristos stopped their Magi attacks and defenses, seeing the downed Leon, unconscience from the stress put on his mind and kneecaps.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]For the few students that were left in the arena (Minus the Instructors), they clapped nervously and randomly.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom looked at his quivering hands with blurred vision - his right holding his second Kyndra; his left ring seemed to be glowing a bright red before dying down to it's regular sapphire-ish color.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Syrus and Kristos ran past Leon (Syrus grabbing Strom's Kyndra out of Leon's shoulder) and ran to the Water student - [/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]But before they could speak, Strom had fainted.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Everything was black.[/color][/size][/font]

[Riku]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][B][CENTER]Thursday, 34th of Estembre 6:37 PM[/CENTER][/B]

[B]"Okay...almost there... you can make it..."[/B]

Aizen was breathing pretty fast, running almost non-stop to get to the Arena to see what was going on. She had heard there was a fight going on between Strom and Alex, with Kristos joining in on the side....then she heard Syrus was helping Kristos out. What were they thinking? First they go and get themselves in trouble earlier today, fighting amongst themselves... now they're fighting [I]with[/I] each other? Why didn't any of this make sense....

[B]"Men these days,"[/B] she sighed as she finally got closer to the Arena building. [B]"Just can't get rid of their energy... I mean, what's a girl to do when a g...."[/B]

Suddenly, her voice trailed off as she opened the Arena doors, finding Syrus and Kristos fighting off some fire magi coming from Leon fighting against them, a handful of Instructors and students just standing there watching them and a couple of others strewn on the ground, unconcious. Aizen quickly gasped and looked around, astonished that none of the Instructors were even lending a hand to them.

[B]"What is going on?!"[/B] she thought to herself, running over to the unconcious without even thinking. She picked up the limp Clyne in her arms and slightly put her hand on her forehead, a bright glow emitting from her hand and necklace, healing the wounds that Clyne had suffered from. [B]"I can't believe the Instructors aren't doing anything!"[/B] she thought again, laying the unconcious Clyne down in a comfortable position.

Noticing the bright glow coming from Aizen, two Instructors looked her way and walked over to her, grabbing her arms roughly and dragging her away. [B]"Hey! You aren't aren't supposed to help them!"[/B] one answered, holding her tightly.

[B]"Hey! Let go of me!"[/B] she yelled, trying to get out of their grasp, [B]"Can't you see I need to help them?! Let me go!!"[/B]

[B]"They don't need your help!"[/B] one Instructor applied, [B]"they snuck into this one on their own and deserved to be punished!"[/B]

Aizen's eyes widened, her fight to get away stopping. [B]"Huh? What are you talking about? ...Are you crazy?!"[/B]

They both laughed, letting her go and facing in the direction of the fight. [B]"If you watch, you'll understand what we're talking about..."[/B]

Aizen looked at them for a second with a angry look, then faced towards the fight, watching Kristos and Syrus dodge Leon's fire magi attacks. [B]"Why is Leon doing this?"[/B] she quietly whispered, [B]"I mean, did the Instructors make him do it?"[/B]

[B]"Damn! I'm pissed off that you're attacking for no reason!" [/B] Syrus yelled, grabbing his sword and running towards Leon, trying to slash him, but only being dodged. He suddenly unleashed a full combo of blows, but all were failures. Without even noticing he dropped his guard, Syrus took a full right upper-cut from Leon, causing him to fly upward and spit up blood. He then landed a few inches away, slightly bouncing off the ground and landing with a thud.

[B]"Syrus!"[/B] Aizen yelled, mortified at what just happened. Syrus needed her help very badly, but no one would let her heal anyone. Then, to her relief, he slowly sat up and spit some blood, standing up but shaking a little.

[B]"Damn this is... not good,"[/B] Syrus mumbled, watching as Kristos threw some Ice Spears at Leon. [B]"He's really strong... this might end on a bad note..."[/B]

Aizen sighed with relief as she saw Syrus stand up, then turned her head as she saw Kristos trying to fend for himself against Leon. It seemed that Leon was faster than Kristos this time around, barely overpowering him. He threw fireballs left and right, with Kristos barely dodging them.

Aizen knew that Leon was up to something, because for the entire time she watched this fight, Leon used far away attacks for almost the entire fight, but now he was getting closer with his fire magi every second. [B]"Could it be,"[/B] she thought to herself, [B]"that he's going to combine his fire magi and combat moves?!"[/B]

Without even thinking, Aizen yelled out at Kristos in order to warn him. [B]"Kristos!! Watch out! He's going to launch a secret attack!"[/B]

Suddenly hearing her voice, Kristos looked at her with a surprised look on his face, without even realizing Leon was going in for the kill.

[B]"Kristos! Watch out!"[/B] Syrus yelled, realizing it was too late.

[B]"Kristos! NO!"[/B]

Leon finally came close to Kristos and punched him in the stomach, causing him to convulse forward for an opening. Without even thinking, Leon took the opportunity and summoned a explosion of fire magi around his arm and gave Kristos a flaming uppercut... blood splattering all over and causing Kristos to fly upwards. He then suddenly crashed into the ground, his arms strewn next to his body and his face in agony, blood gushing from his mouth.

[B]"KRISTOS!!"[/B] Aizen yelled, tears streaming down her face and her hands covering her mouth. Not caring if the Instructors saw her or not, she sprinted towards his limp body and gently craddled it in her arms, looking and crying at what she was holding. She hadn't seen him this way before, so... helpless and badly hurt... it was her fault he was this way...if she hadn't called his name out like that...

[B]"Kristos... I'm so sorry...!"[/B] she sobbed, hugging his body against hers, [B]"I didn't mean to get you hurt.... I'm so sorry..."[/B]

[B]"Aizen!! Watch out!!"[/B]

Hearing Syrus yell, Aizen looked up to see Leon looming over her and Kristos, hiis magi at full power and his face looking ready and waiting.

[B]"So... have you come to help me rid of my nightmares too?"[/B]

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OOC: Sorry, Engel... I had this idea in my mind and wanted to use it. Hope it's okay with you. Aizen likes Kristos... she feels so bad... come on, feel for the girl, man. XD

Oh, and I hope I pictured Leon okay.. he just seemed like he was going a little crazy.

Aizen is involved in this fight, too...yes![/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[TheResplendent]

[FONT=Tahoma][color=darkred][b]"That's enough, all of you. The arena can't take much more damage and several students require medical attention. Instructors please tend to what and who needs to be."[/b] a man spoke as he walked out of the room, leaving things in the care of the present instructors. Syrus looked over and saw who it was. He was surprised but not really at the same time. It wasen't everyday the Headmaster's right hand man made live appearences. But it spoke loudly of the type of situation they had on their hands.

Kristos stood and began to walk out. He was stopped by some instructors as a clear cloud of frustation began to build up. Syrus looked over at Strmo who had collapsed. He placed the Kyndras he took out of Leon in his belt and walked over to him.

[b][i]"Damn...well what can I say? I'm sorry...I guess."[/b][/i] he thought to himself. He turned to some of the medical students present at the scene.

[b]"Hey! Someone get their ass over here and take Strom to the infirmary, he needs medical attention!"[/b] he yelled, commanding the quick response of two female medical students. They ran over and placed Strom on a stretcher and proceeded to carry him out.

He then began to walk over to Clyne, passing the kneeling Leon on the way. Leon reached out and grabbed a hold of Syrus's ankle, stopping him in his tracks. Syrus looked down and saw Leon's eyes. They didn't seem angry or upset...it was a kind of focused tension, he couldn't explain it to himself. He couldn't tell if Leon was angry for losing the battle or not, or if he was trying to show respect. Syrus jerked his leg free of his grasp and continued walking. He motioned for some medical students to tend to Leon as well, though reluctantly. He tried to make sense out of everything Leon has been saying about his nightmares going away...Syrus thought of it only as mindless babble.

He ran over to where Clyne was. He noticed a male medical student trying to lift her up. Syrus shouldered his way in between them and shoved the medical student down to the floor. He looked down at him with a menacing look which sent the student running the other direction. Syrus knelt down and lifted Clyne up into his own arms.

[b][i]'I know somehow this is probably my fault...I just hope....huh? Her head...there no wound or swelling or anything?'[/b][/i] Syrus thought to himself with shock, looking intently at Clyne's face to where there should have been at least a little bump. Aizen walked up behind Syrus, and spoke as if reading his thoughts.

[b]"Um...I healed her a little. She'll still need to go to the infirmary but I think i might have helped the pain a bit for when she wakes up."[/b] Syrus turned with Clyne in his arms and saw Aizen standing there with her hands clasped behind her back.

[b]"Thanks...it's a good thing you were around. Oh, by the way...did you..."[/b]

[b]"I couldn't find her, Syrus...sorry."[/b] Aizen said with a slight bow, feeling bad that she couldn't find Monique. Syrus looked down toward the floor and started to worry. Not so much about Monique, but about how long it would take for Momo to just want to forget Syrus was ever in her life. Clyne began to stir in his arms, though he didn't notice at first. She opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was Syrus's face.

[b]"S...Syrus? Why are you holding me?"[/b] she asked, unsure of what had happened. Syrus snapped out of his daze and looked at Clyne's open eyes.

[b]"Heya, good morning."[/b] Syrus said in a subtle joking tone. Clyne gave a slight smile and started to rub her head. Aizen was right, it didn't hurt so much but Clyne could tell that she took quite a bump.

[b]"Hey, Aizen. You should probably go over to Kristos and see if he needs any treatment."[/b] Syrus said to her, noticing Kristos was tending to his arm a little. He knew he was a supporter himself but it was always more difficult for students to treat themselves. Aizen turned to Kristos and realized what Syrus meant.

[b]"Oh! O..of course! I'll talk to you later, ok Syrus?"[/b] Aizen said as she ran off toward Kristos. Syrus placed Clyne gently onto a nearby stretcher, while Clyne batted her hands at him in an insignificantly defiant way not wanting to be put on the stretcher. She eventually just layed there and let them take her.

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A half an hour passed since the battle ended, the damage done to the arena was much more extravagent then the damage done to the training room. As soon as everyone who needed help were hauled out on stretchers, Syrus thought it best to get out as soon as he could. Though he knew it probably wouldn't have helped since everyone already knew he was involved. How bothersome it would be to be summoned to the Headmaster's office just 2 weeks before the trials.

Syrus walked into the infirmary stood by Clyne for a little bit, talking with her. After he was forced to leave due to treatment protocol, he walked quietly over to Strom's bedside. He was still out, Syrus had no idea at the time how strong the flame was on the inside of the shield. He didn't mean to hurt him...he couldn't even consider it a victory over Strom because of how it was done. Syrus took the hilt of Strom's Kyndras that he held onto and held it over his body.

[b][i]'You know i'll never forgive you if your injured because of all this, jack ass.'[/b][/i] Syrus said in his head as he layed Strom's blade down on chest and walked outside.

He passed by where Leon was, surprised actually that he didn't even have enough strength left to protest being brought to the infirmary. He didn't seem like the kind of person to accept medical help too willingly.

He took a left turn out the door, and only one thought was left on his mind. Syrus for some reason had a habit of thinking of the worse possible situations when things went wrong. He envisioned Monique slapping him in the face and telling him she hates him and never wanted to see him again. That was followed by a daymare of Mo in the arms of another man. He closed his eyes tightly and let out a loud groan. The mere thought of someone else's arms wrapped around Monique tore him up inside...he never felt this way before but he detested the thought of anybody else getting the slightest bit of pleasure from Monique, whether it be a hug, a kiss...or something more. He was equally enraged to think about Monique liking someone else more then him. He needed to find her...

[b][i]'Momo...'[/b][/i][/color][/FONT]

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[size=1]OOC: I figured KW's post technically happened before the end of the fight, just the time is a bit of a throw off. So i tried to clear it up as best I can by weaving together the aftermath of the battle using the events that happened during involving everyone there.[/size]

[Engel]

[color=darkslategray][size=1]The world faded in and out, as he stumbled down the hallway. Kristos almost blacked out as he was strewn onto the infirmary bed. He looked down at himself. He nearly sobbed, but that would of been too painful and passed him into the threshold of unconciousness.

Teeth lay across his lap, his nose was broken. Blood stained his clothes and his lips and his hands. His own blood. He felt his hair with a ry finger and it became slick with dark blood. He couldn't bear it. He broke down and sobbed.

[i]I'm not....I'm not good or fast or strong enough....I failed....I'm the only one that got their blood shed. My face is smashed into ugly town. God knows I won't ever be liked or respected again. Fuck. Give away I1, I don't deserve it. Give me I100, reserved for the worst Ice student. I failed to a fire student. I'm a failure. I'm a monster.[/i] He spat blood onto his black shirt, not caring anymore.

[i]Monster...how should I feel? As I lie here, staring through glassy windows...[/i] He sang in his mind, as his body slipped out of conciousness and asleep.

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He awoke to find his face fixed for the most part, and himself naked in a hospital bed with only his boxers on. He had a very long scar in the shape of an X on his nose and forehead. He looked around. No one even left a card.

[b]"I feel....fine, now...but I still failed. I'm going to kick Leon's ass. I MUST redeem myself."[/b] He spoke to himself. He'd beat Leon. He'd become....become his own strength. People didn't need him, and so this annoyed anti-hero, with his skirt chasing antics and general cool in any situation, would become his own anti-hero, saving only himself until he showed people that he would overcome what beat him once.

Leon would pay for this.[/color][/size]

[Lionheart]

[SIZE=1][I]Why did you lose?[/I]
Mother's voice echoed throughout the black void

[I]I wasn't strong enough...[/I]

[I]My little brother! Always weak!![/I]
Sister never yelled at him like that

[I]Stop...[/I]

[I]Your not a son of mine![/I]
Mother's voice was as forceful as ever before

[I]No....[/I]

[I]You shall be in grasp forever!!![/I]
father's voice

[I]NO!![/I][/SIZE]
[CENTER][B][SIZE=1] Thursday, 34th of Estembre 8:30 PM[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER]

[SIZE=1] Leon awoke, inside the infirmary, laying in their stiff beds. The room was quiet as injured students tried to get some sleep. Leon sat in his bed off a moment, staring off as he tried to remember what had happen. His memory was alittle blurry, but he could remember most of the fight.

He was fighting the student, Strom. Yes. He took the upperhand on Leon quickly... Then Leon used the Fire God techinque out of anger. Then Syrus, then Kristos, and the one they called Aizen too. He shouldn't have used that spell, he could have killed everyone in that arena or even the school.

His rage consumed him in that battle. He wanted so much to get rid of the past and went crazy. Leon then remember that Kyndra that struck him to end it. He gracefully touched his shoulder to feel the wound tightly wrapped up. Luckily, Strom acted quickly and attack before Leon could unleash the full strength of the Fire God.

[B] "I don't need to be here..."[/B] He whispered as he got up, his body sore all over.

Leon grabbed his clothes on the chair next to him, but found that his Gunblade and extra magi crystals were missing. They probably didn't want to take chances. He sneaked out of the room and past nursing office. As he reached the main hallway, a white glow appeared from the giant windows.

[B]"A full moon..."[/B] He said to himself as he left and went just outside of the school. The night had a nice cool breeze to it.

He was probably going to get into trouble by the way he acted. forget the property damages they did, he put a giant crater inside the battle arena. He was sure that he would be hearing from the Headmaster's right hand man tomorrow, but he had to take the punishment after the way he acted.

[B]"Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust..."[/B] He whispered to himself as he would have to remain with his old memories and his new nightmare for now.
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[Kitty]

[size=1][indent][center][b]Thursday, 34th of Estembre 5:12 PM[/b][/center]

Monique seemed to grow more frustrated and tired the more she spoke with Alex, and had just about had enough. When he accused her of butting into his business, she nearly snapped. Instead of shouting at him, as she had been, she had reached the too-angry-to-yell stage, and spoke in a frighteningly quiet voice.

[b]"I visited you because I was worried about you, but I guess it was a waste of time. I would say that you shouldn't invite me in next time I try to help you if you don't want me 'butting into your business', but I shouldn't get your hopes up like that. Trust me, there won't [i]be[/i] a next time. You're on your own as far as I'm concerned,"[/b] she spat before turning and continuing on as she had been before Alex had spoken to her. She left him standing there, not caring much for him at the moment. Those she walked by could practically feel the anger radiating from her, though her face was expressionless and she walked as if nothing was wrong.

She was so close to breaking down, but she continued to fight it off, demanding from herself that she make it to her room. She would be able to contain it, unless of course, [i]he[/i] showed up.

[b]"Mo-Monique?"[/b] she heard someone stammer. She immediately recognized the voice, and she paused mid-step, though she did not turn around for quite a while. The two stood silent until she turned to face him, her face blank but her eyes flooding with emotion.

She walked towards Syrus, and he opened his mouth to speak before she cut him off with a release of all of her anger and fear and frustration in the form of a hard and swift punch to the gut. The hit left him on his knees, clutching his stomach and gasping awkwardly. His initial reaction was to ask her what the hell she did that for, but he stopped himself. No need to make matters worse, after all. But before he could do anything, he saw her kneel down beside him and burst out sobbing. She pulled her knees into her chest as she sat against the wall of the corridor, unable to stop her crying.

[b]"Make it stop,"[/b] she blubbered. It was hard to understand her through her crying, but Syrus was listening closely. [b]"I don't want to hurt like this everytime I see you with someone else. I won't be able to take it."[/b] Looking up, her eyes were red and puffy, and she bit her lip hard to stiffle her sniffeling.[/indent]

[b]ooc ::[/b] Ultimate CHEESE! Run with it BK! xP (Their romance has progressed rather far after only 2 days. >__>;; ) By the way, DH, Momo doesn't [i]really[/i] mean what she's saying. She's just freaking out at the moment. ^_^;[/size]

[Doublehex]

[color=royalblue][center]Thursday; The 34th of Estembre; 5:14 PM[/center] [i]Trust me there won?t be a next time.[/i] Pain. Misery. Humiliation. It doesn?t go away; it doesn?t want to. That familiar feeling returns to you, that emotion rising to the surface of your gut. You feel weak; you feel like you?re about to throw up. You feel like death. [i]From now on, you?re on your own.[/i] You are dead. Society has crucified you, and Monique was your Longinus. Your knees feel weak; you fall to the floor; you?re shaking hand acting as support for your head. It feels like it?s about to just drop off. Every organ in your body feels like dust. [i]Am I a failure, a lost cause? Why does everything I touch rot? Why can?t I help anyone? Can I even help myself? Am I even worth helping?[/i] ?No.? [i]You are a failure. You are a disease. You bring only pain. You are death to yourself. You?re not worth anything. Just rot and die.[/i] ?I?m useless, aren?t I? Just an empty shell?I don?t have a soul. I don?t have emotion; I don?t have ambitions, dreams or desires. I don?t even have lusts, or a simple desire in mind for [i]anything[/i]. I am nothing; absolutely nothing.? And so, like nothing, you remain there, tears flowing down your cheeks until even your eyes are dried up, and the tears are reduced to air. You become nothing. Not even your eyes show emotion. [/color]

[Riku]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][CENTER][B]Thursday, 34th of Estembre 5:17 PM[/B][/CENTER]

Aizen headed towards the Infirmary, knowing that everyone that was wounded were headed there. And seeing Kristos pass out like that made her feel even worse... after all, it was her fault that he got so badly wounded. She ran faster, her arms going back and forth, giving her more speed.

[B]"It's all my fault,"[/B] she thought to herself, [B]"I'm so sorry, Kristos.... I'm so stupid for calling your name out loud like that."[/B] Aizen wanted to talk to him about something, but she never got a chance to because it always seemed that things got in the way. Wether he had already woken up or was still unconcious, she would still talk to him, letting him know what was on her mind.

She finally stood in front of the Infirmary door, huffing and puffing from her long sprint. She tood there for a minute, pondering at what she would say to him if he was awake. [B]"Well, either way, he'll probably ignore me again," [/B] she thought, sadness in her mind, [B]"but it doesn't matter... he'll have to listen to me, no matter what." [/B]

And, with resolving her thoughts, she slowly opened the door and walked into his hospital room, seeing him sitting up in the bed. He looked at her with his new hairstyle and tattoo on his face, it seemed he was thinking about something because his face had a serious look.

She was still breathing hard, but it had settled down a little. Aizen stood there for a second, her hands behind her back and her green eyes staring intently at his bright blue ones. Aizen knew that he would probably not even care what she had to say, but it didn't matter... she would get her point across.

[B]"Kristos..."[/B] she started.

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OOC: Yay... I hope he doesn't ignore her this time. Alright, Engel, go ahead and type away. C:[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Engel]

[color=darkslategray][size=1][center]34th of Estembre, 5:18 PM.[/center]

Kristos turned to her and she realized that his hair wasn't white anymore. It was stained black with his blood. He'd had Sam come in and die the rest black. He looked at her, his scar not black but a crimson red. It had become a scar. He looked at her and nodded. She noticed his hair was much longer. She wondered what the hell happened.

[b]"Aizen."[/b] He said back, stroking his long black hair over his ear and laying back in the bed. He sighed and stroked the rest of the hair out of his eyes, looking at her and tracing the large X scar on his forehead. He sighed again. [b]"If you hadn't called my name, I could of ended it, killed him if I wanted to. Thank you."[/b] He spoke finally as Aizen was almost ready to collapse into tears.

[b]"Wh...what?"[/b] She stuttered at him. looking at him as she chewed her lips. Kristos' deep eyes stared into her's.

[b]"Thank you. You made me realize that I'm not everything, that I can't do everything, that I'm not a god. I am the strongest ice student, and I know I can take Leon. But I had to let my ego get in the way."[/b] He said softly and finally, forming a small soldier out of ice. He didn't stop until he made an entire army. He smiled and shattered them all.

[b]"Kristos...I...I'm sorry for calling your name...but...I don't know how to feel."[/b]

[b]"Aizen, I'm so sorry, but I can't be with you. I can't be with anyone. I don't...I don't want to be with anyone. I want to be alone, because then I can't hurt anyone."[/b] He slung an arm around her and kissed her cheek.

[b]"Fuyu no Hanabi."[/b] He lay back in his bed.[/color][/size]

[color=Deepskyblue][size=1][b]OOC:[/b] Kristos' new appearance since somehow in the hell DH and I used the same picture for our new appearances: [url=http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/4966/smogoe5.jpg]Smong by Heise, copyright Heise at Deviantart.[/url]

Fuyu no Hanabi means Fireworks of Winter.[/color][/size]

[TheResplendent]

[FONT=Tahoma][size=1]OOC: Be forewarned, extremely romantic and sappy content below. Yeah, im capable of that...who says i wasen't...:p [/size]

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[color=darkred][center]Thursday, 34th of Estembre 5:19 PM

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Syrus glanced up at Momo, taken back a bit by how hard she was taking the situation. He knew she always had a bit of a jealousy problem, but there seemed to be something about Aizen that set her off even worse.

He started to remember back to other times, like last year year when [URL=http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/Bklynstyles/picf41.jpg]Alyssa Portman[/URL] asked him out to the Academy Summer Party...[/color]

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[b]"Oh man, i'm glad classes are finally over...If i had to take one more of Instructor Reyson's lame ass tests I think i would have blown up the class room with fire magic or something"[/b] Syrus said, laying back in a chair set up on the outdoor recreation center. Clyne rolled her eyes and took a sip from her fruit punch.

[b]"You probably would have done well on them if you studied more...instead of running around with girls and spending every free time you had in the training center. You and Instructor Shavers are so buddy buddy that people might think your father and son!"[/b] Clyne teased while the others laughed.

Syrus stuck his tongue out at Clyne and looked around at the large group of friends. Syrus was pretty popular, but his popularity hit a new high when he started hanging around with Clyne. In fact it started to annoy Clyne to no relief with the endless [i]"Is your friend single, Clyne!?"[/i] questions from all of her girl friends. Monique was amongst the group of friends as well, striking up conversations and whatnot, enjoying the end of classes celebration like everyone else. Her and Syrus always had a kind of on and off relationship thing going on, but they were always together and enjoyed playing around and just being with each other. It always made girls insanely jealous to see him with Momo.

It was a few minutes later, she walked through the crowd over to Syrus. One of the most popular and beautiful girls in school, Alyssa Portman. She wore a miniskirt and a bikini top with her hair flowing neatly down the sides and back of her head. All the guys around the area stopped to stare, while others had to run somewhere private to take care of some......feelings caused by Alyssa. She subtly shoved Momo out of the way and sat down next to Syrus.

[b]"Hiii Syrus! Oh my god, can you believe what a great day it is! The first day of no classes and we get to lounge around out here in the sun."[/b] she said, flipping her sandals off and rubbing her hand slowly and gently down her leg starting from her thigh and ending at her feet, then back up again. Syrus lifted his eyebrow and watched as if in a trance.

[b]"Hey! You know the Summer Party is in 2 weeks. Syrus, I don't suppose you have anyone to go with, do you? How about we go together, what do ya think?"[/b] Alyssa said with a wink, as she leaned in closer toward him. Momo loomed over her after being shoved out of the way with an angry look in her eyes, but decided just to watch anyway so she could see how hurt Alyssa was after Syrus shot her down.

[b]"Hm, you and me eh? Sounds good, I'll see you there sexy!"[/b] Syrus said as Alyssa smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Momo's eyes widened with anger as she grabbed Alyssa by the hair and swung her down to the ground. The crowd broke from their conversations and started to watch as Momo stepped on Alyssa's head using it as a pedestal and started going off on Syrus.

[b]"WHAT!? Did you just say YES to her!? I thought WE were supposed to go together!? Or did you forget?!?!"[/b] Momo screamed, getting in Syrus's face. Syrus looked dumbfounded for a few seconds before remembering that he and Monique had agreed to go a few days ago.

[b]"Uhh...oh yeah, right! Haha...boy how could I forget that, of course we're going! You know I..."[/b]

[b]"ARGH! Forget it! Go with this little tramp here, see if I care!"[/b] Momo screamed before storming off, but not before throwing one of Alyssa's sandals at Syrus out of anger.[/color]
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[b][i]'Ahehe...wow, i wonder if SHE remembers that...'[/b][/i] Syrus said to himself absent-mindedly as he shook his head free of the flashback. He looked up at Momo's teary face and pouty look and his expression dimmed. He knew how he really felt about her, and there have been plenty of signs pointing to how she really feels about him...but he wasen't sure if it was...well...you know. At least back then he wasen't sure, but as he looked deeply into Monique's eyes and felt a deep and dark hole bore it's way into his heart from seeing her just upset, all the good times they shared came rushing back to him and he never felt so happy. Then he started to think what life would be like without her and he instantly felt like breaking into tears, just like that. The mere thought of her not being in his life made him feel worse then if he were to lose to Strom in a spar.

Syrus reached his hand to Momo's cheek and caressed it. He then took her hand and stood her up with him. He looked into her eyes, Momo looked back into his trying to fight away the tears. As Syrus stood up he felt the pain from her punch a little bit again, but ignored it.

[b]"Mo...I know I haven't exactly been known for my smart decision making in the past. There must have been so many times where I made you feel bad, and maybe even made you cry...just like now. But I need you to know that not a thing has happened between me and Aizen. I won't lie to you, I care about her and she's my friend. I want you guys to be friends too though."[/b] Syrus started to say, as he wiped a tear away from Momo's cheek. She calmed down a little, hearing the gentle and serious tone of Syrus's voice.

[b]"You don't know what it's like for me when I think about what would happen if you hated me. You don't know how much brighter you make my life each and every time you simply smile at me, or hug me, or even laugh. Not a single girl i've ever been with can compare to how I feel about you Mo...you have to know...I, well.....I...love you. With all of my heart, I love you."[/b]

Momo's body became weak as she heard Syrus's sincere words. She couldn't believe she was actually hearing it. She dreamt about what it would be like if she heard those words come out of his mouth, as she thought about it more she burst into tears again. Now even stronger then before.

[b]"Gah! Wha...what did I say? I'm sorry! I didn't mean to...well i mean, I did mean what I said! But I didn't know it would make you cry! Oh great..."[/b] Syrus said frantically, confused as to why Momo was crying.

[b]"N..no...you dip. I'm crying...because of how happy I am...because now I know i'll be able to have you with no worries of how you really feel about me. I love you too Syrus."[/b] she said, unable to move her body though. So many thoughts ran through her head but all she really wanted was for Syrus to grab her, hug her, throw her down, kiss her, have his way with her, anything...absolutely anything that involves him taking her into his arms and enjoying each other. She wanted to be close to him.

Syrus pulled strands of her hair behind her ear, clearing them out so he could fully see her face. Momo quickly turned her head away, as if shy.

[b]"N..no! I must look so horrible now! Eyes all puffy and tears..."[/b]

[b]"You look beautiful to me Mo, you always do. No tear in the world could ever change that."[/b] Syrus said as he leaned in and kissed her deeply. Momo's heart fluttered as his lips touched hers. Syrus took her into his arms strongly and held her there, as if protecting her from the world. Monique felt a feeling of safety so strong she forgot for a moment that she too was training to become a risk breaker. Her mind went blank as they stood there in embrace, wanting nothing more then just to enjoy the moment. As they broke off, she leaned his head against his shoulder and rested it there.

[b]"So...you meant it when you said nothing happened, right? Between you and her?"[/b] Momo said, just wanting to make sure.

[b]"Yes. I was trying to apologize to her for being rude at the training center. That's all."[/b]

[b]"I see...i'm sorry for always acting up like that. It's just...I'm always afraid someone is going to come along and steal you away from me."[/b]

[b]"You have too much to offer me for you to be worrying about that. Your warmth, laughter, love..."[/b]

[b]"Hehe, and those things I did for you last night?"[/b] she said grinning upwards at him. A grin came across Syrus's face as well, he would be lying if he said he didn't want last night's incident to repeat itself over and over whenever possible.

[b]"You kiddin me, of course!"[/b] he said with a smile. They both laughed, glad that the hard part and the pain were both over. Syrus grabbed Momo by her shoulders and parted with her for a moment though. He needed to know just one last thing. It was the one thing that hurt him the most about the whole ordeal.

[b]"Mo...I need you to trust me. Do you trust me?"[/b] he asked, looking her straight in the eyes. Momo closed hers for a few seconds, she wanted to make sure she could give the answer she wanted with 100% confidence. Syrus deserved that. She looked back into his eyes.

[b]"I do. Oh! I mean, yes...I trust you."[/b] Momo said quickly, her cheeks turning red realizing the first 2 words she said were what you say to someone when you get married.[/FONT] [/color]

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[size=1]OOC2: I made it so that the Syrus and Momo thing has been going on for a while, so that way it dosen't seem like it's all just flourished in 2 days =P. [/size]

[Riku]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma]OOC: Okay, Engel... here goes a heartbroken Aizen, juat like you ordered. >.> *cracks knuckles*

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[B]Thursday, 34th of Estembre 5:21 PM[/B][/CENTER]

[B]"Aizen, I'm so sorry, but I can't be with you..."[/B]

Those words echoed in her mind as she stood there, dumbfounded by the speech he had just given her. He didn't even wait for a second to listen to what she had to say... he just went on and ignored her as he always did. He always did that: in class, after school, sparring, talking to others... he always was the one to go in head first. He never even had a second thought about her, she knew that... but, couldn't he had let her speak before he said anything?

[B]"So, anyway,"[/B] he resumed, putting his hands behind his head and laying down on the bed, [B]"did you wa..."[/B]

Aizen interuppted him, looking down on the ground and her bright green hair covering her face. [B]"So... that's how you feel..?"[/B]

He turned his head and looked at her. [B]"What?"[/B]

[B]"That you're thankful for me being there to stop you from killing someone..."[/B] her face was still looking down.

[B]"W...what are you talking about?"[/B] he stuttered, sitting upright on the bed, [B]"Of course I am!"[/B]

She suddenly turned her head up and looked at him, tears running down her flushed cheeks and her hands tightened into fists. [B]"I bet you think that you're hot stuff, huh? Always impressing everyone with your brains and brawn, always getting the first word in,"[/B] she blew up at him, letting out all her anger, [B]"You never, ever listen to what I have to say...!"[/B]

He got up and slowly walked over to her, putting his hands on her shoulders. [B]"That's not true... you know I listen to you all the time!"[/B]

She wanted to stay that way, him holding her and caring about her... but he probably didn't care either way. With all her strength, she moved out from his hold, making him have a confused expression.

[B]"Don't try that on me because you know it would make me shut up! I'm probably just another boring girl to you anyway... but you know what? I was going to tell you that I feel the same way you feel... how your parents died and you lost everything!"[/B]

[B]"Aizen..."[/B] he replied, trying to make her calm down.

[B]"My parents died too, you know! Hell... I lost my whole family because of me trusting people! I even lost my boyfriend because I trusted the wrong people... people I thought I could believe in..."[/B] She stopped for awhile and looked to the side, tears formed in her eyes, but having an angry expression.

Kristos frowned and tried to hug her, but she only moved back more.

[B]"Don't try to feel sorry for me... I know you don't care."[/B]

[B]"But I do... I do care..."[/B]

[B]"Oh yeah? If you did care, you would've tried to listen before you opened your mouth, but I guess that's too hard for you, huh?"[/B] She tried to hold her tears back and stay strong, but old memories of Rease smiling so tenderly came back in her mind, she cupped her hands over her face and cried to herself.

[B]"Aizen, wait... I"[/B] Kristos stuttered, not know what to do next.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Engel]

[color=darkslategray][size=1][center]34th of Estembre, 5:25 pm.[/center]

Kristos looked at her before he sighed and sat down.

[b]"Listen if you want to. I don't care anymore..."[/b] He started and grabbed a strange device, putting it on his finger. It was a small spike that was attached to a ring. The base of the spike was adorned by a ruby. He stroked his arm, tracing something on his arm and letting the blood drip onto the plate. he pulled his sleeve down before she could see.

[b]"I killed my own parents. They raped and used and beat me. They let others use me. I used a piece of glass to slit their throat. I smiled as the blood splashed on my face and I vowed never to get into a relationship again so I couldn't get hurt, or be hurt. I'm fine being friends with people, but...I don't feel like being anything more. I've been hurt too much."[/b] Kristos said, playing with his blue and white silk robe that he'd pulled on. He stroked his hair into tameness.

[b]"You...you killed them...?"[/b] Aizen was still sobbing. He nodded and sighed.

[b]"I killed them. That's how I was found by this academy. They know that I have the ruthlessness to kill those that raised me, and therefore, anyone. Though, I've only killed twice since then, and that was when they sent me out of the academy, supposedly on "Medical leave." I killed a world leader and his vice president, Aizen. My parents and a world leader."[/b] He sighed at her and shook his head.

[b]"I'm sorry. I said that I can't be with you so fast because I didn't want to hurt you by you saying what was on your mind and being rejected. I'm sorry."[/b][/color][/size]

[b]OOC:[/b] Short, I know, my apologies.

[Lionheart]

[SIZE=1]OOC: isn't it the 35th? I think we're getting the time slots mixed up.
[CENTER] [B]35th of Estembre, 5:25 p.m.[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER]


[SIZE=1][B]"I'm sorry. I said that I can't be with you so fast because I didn't want to hurt you by you saying what was on your mind and being rejected. I'm sorry."[/B] Was the last thing Kristos said before Leon entered the room.

Aizen and Kristos turned their attention to the silent one as he came in, arms folded. Kristos had seemed to have a new appearance after seeing him in the hospital bed just awhile ago. A scar that appeared to look like a X was marked on his forehead.

Leon stared directly at the new Kristos as it seemed the two were about to bout once again. The stare contunied as Aizen cleared away her tears. It was Kristos and the one they called Syrus that butted in and stopped the battle between him and Strom. He could have beaten Strom if they didn't intervene during the Fire God techinque.

[B]"What do you want, Leon?"[/B] Kristos whispered sharply as Leon was surprised he remembered his name.

[B]"...Your nothing."[/B] Leon answered back as Kristos seemed to blink for a long period.

[B]"What?"[/B] Leon had listen to their conversation ealier and he knew he had to do something.

[B]"Your nothing, I said. The only reason I lost is because I let my guard down. I could have destroyed the whole arena, but I hold back. If you think your the strongest, prove it, without help of Strom and Syrus or whomever. Just you and me." [/B]

Leon knew what he was doing, and it was for the better of Kristos. Tension grew as the three sat in silence, staring at each other. Use his rage and fall into his plan, but Kristos didn't buy the idea.

[B]"I don't think so. I already know I can beat you. There is no point on wasting my tim-."[/B] Leon acted quickly as he jumped and landed a solid bot to the chest to kristos. He fell back and rebounded quickly, but too late. Aizen stood at the mercy of Leon's gunblade, cocked and ready to fire at any second. Leon showed no emotion as he glared at the new Kristos with fire in his eyes.

[B]"This is not an option, Kristos. Unless, you want her to die. Don't think I'm a liar." [/B] Leon made a small cut on Aizen's neck as she flinched in pain.

[B] "What will It be? Fight me or she dies. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."[/B][/SIZE]

[Engel]

[color=darkslategray][size=1] [center]35th of Estembre, 5:30 pm.[/center]

Kristos' placid face split into a smile as he stood up, flicking his long black hair over his shoulder. He looked at Aizen with a sly smile. Leon with his brashness.

[b]"Follow me, Leon."[/b] He stood, shrugging on his icy blue and white silk robe, materializing Zenjiga out of midair from ice, roses of ice shattering from it and falling to the floor. He led Leon out to the courtyard where the hummingbirds sang and danced in the flowers. Kristos took the first step and threw up panes of ice all around to prevent damage to the school.

[b]"If you're so damn eager to fight, come, Leonheart. Show me the anger of the lion and I'll show you the power of the dragon."[/b] He smiled, settling into a eased combat stance. Leon was surprised. Last time, Kristos was all bristling anger and hatred. He tapped his foot impatiently as he looked around the arena.

[b]"And you're a worthless little shit, Leon, for dragging an innocent into the fight. I'm not a good-doer myself, but I know what certain lines not to cross, that THAT is one of them. Even a skirtchaser like I respects women."[/b] Leon was pulling his gunblade away from Aizen's throat. What happened next amazed even Leon.

Kristos's back erupted in an explosion of ice and blood, two large wings carved out of solid white and red ice stretching from his back. With two powerful sweeps, he rose into the air and dove straight for Leon with a kick that at impossible speeds.[/color][/size]

[b]OOC:[/b] That is within the range of Kristos' powers, as he can manifest ice from any part of his body. =D

[Lazarus]

[center]- Thursday; The 34th of Estembre; 6:27 PM -[/center]

Lazarus walked down a hallway, his long cloak wrapped securely around himself to ward off the chill. This hallway was an exerior one, and opened onto the grounds with several open archways, leaving it exposed to the elements.

That, of course, made heating this particular hall a chore, and as such most students avoided it at night during the colder winter months unless they were suitably armored against the chill.

That was why Lazarus was surprised to see Alex sitting against the wall of the hallway in a spot where the light left him half-obscured. The boy had a knee draw up to his chest, holding it in place with an arm wrapped around it. His other leg was tucked underneath himself in a position that would guarantee it would be cramped up after fifteen minutes or so.

Lazarus had the feeling that Alex had been here a lot longer than that. The black mage stopped and slumped against the wall next to Alex, sliding into a sitting position with his legs stretched out in front of him. "It's cold out tonight." Lazarus stated.

Alex turned his head slowly, as if it required some monumental effort, and gazed uncomprehendingly at Lazarus. His eyes were flat and empty, devoid of emotion.

Lazarus shook his head. "You know Alex, just when I think I have myself, and by extension, you, figured out, you go and do something like this. And I end up back at square one. I honestly don't know why I'm nice to you. You're insecure, you're meek to the point of it being a fatal flaw, you're bi-polar in the extreme." Lazarus said. "I could go on and on. But, like I said, I don't know why I do it. That's not to say that I *know* why, and it's a stupid idea. I literally don't know."

Lazarus avoided looking at Alex, instead choosing to gaze out through an open archway into the endless blackness.

"Myabe it's because you're a lot like me. A lot like I used to be. But I made my choice before things could get as bad for me as they did for you. And now you're out of time. You stand in a hallway with a pair of locked doors in front of you, Alex. You hold the key to both in your hand, but behind you, the ground falls away. You have to make a choice, and you have to do it soon. Wait too long, and you'll fall into the blackness, and be lost there forever. Don't do that Alex." Lazarus stood, and dropped his cloak on Alex, letting it fall securely around the other boy.

"Don't deprive me of the only person I could ever call a friend." Lazarus finished as he walked down the hall and disappeared into the blackness between lights.

[Tekkaman]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Breathe in spirit - disipline."[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Someone had entered the black abyss where Strom lay. He was unable to move any part of his body; he could only listen to the voice that had begun talking to him.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=indigo]"Where am I?"[/color] Strom thought; he was unable to move his lips.[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Focus the mind. Cleanse the soul."[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom tried to calm down. [color=indigo]"But - how do I do that? I don-"[/color][/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=darkgreen]"Keep sight on your target; concentrate."[/color] The voice said.[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom tried to do as instructed.[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Focus; don't lose it now."[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom began to meditate; unbeknownst to himself, he began to glow a faint blue.[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Be prepared for the unexpected; concentrate. [/color][/size][/font][/right]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Mind and body as one. [/color][/size][/font][/right]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Achive tranquility through movement.[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Integrate spirit and flesh. [/color][/size][/font][/right]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Channel the powers; Focus the mind; Cleanse the soul.[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Release that which is negative.[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=darkgreen]"Seperate darkness and light."[/color] The voice said.[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom began to speak to himself in sync with the voice. [/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=indigo]"Mind and body as one."[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Give birth to yourself." [/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=indigo]"Oneness through knowledge."[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Define your existence."[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=indigo]"Oneness through emotion."[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Create your divination." [/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=indigo]"Oneness with the heavens."[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom and the voice now spoke together.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=indigo]"From strength, learn gentleness; through gentleness, strength will prevail."[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]The voice spoke aloud. [color=darkgreen]"Strom, what do you see beyond your Magi?"[/color] [/color][/size][/font][/right]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom knew the answer.[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkgreen]"Strom...[u]awaken[/u]!"[/color][/size][/font][/right]

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[center][font=Century Gothic][size=3][color=indigo]Thursday; The 35th of Estembre; 6:27 PM[/color][/size][/font][/center]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]Strom awakened, looking as if he had awoken from a peaceful slumber. The lights in the infirmary were still on; Stom got out of his stretcher, put on the burnt clothes that were removed from him, and walked out. Strom could still remember the question that burned in his mind; he'd remembered everything.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray]'Strom, what do you see beyond your Magi?'[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=gray][color=indigo]"My fate."[/color] Strom said as he walked further from the room where he once laid burnt.[/color][/size][/font]

[right][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=darkred][color=gray][color=darkred]([/color]Thanks to[/color] Street Fighter II The Movie)[/color][/size][/font][/right]

[left][font=Century Gothic][size=2][color=#8b0000]Guys... I'm pretty sure today is the 35th; everyone's times are merging together; too much stuff is happening in one hour.[/color][/size][/font][/left]

[Lionheart]

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[B][CENTER]35th of Estembre, 5:30 pm.[/CENTER][/B]

Leon fell flat on the ground as he couldn't even react on what was going on. Kristos attack was so fast, It caught him totally off-guard. One second he's talking shit to Leon, the next he's on the ground. Blood driped from his mouth to the ground as Leon tried his hardest to regain focus.

[B]"I can manifest Ice from any part of my body. Which means, game over." [/B] Aizen backed away from the two as Kristos stood high in the sky.

As Leon got up to his feet, kristos struck again, but Leon pulled out his gunblade to counter.

[B] "Flames erupt!!"[/B] He roared as the gunblade light with flames.

Kristos came in with imeasureable speed, as Leon thrust his burning gunblade at him. The flying ice student raised his hand as the gunblade turned to stone cold ice. Leon's eyes widen, but was closed when Kristos smacked a right hook inot his face.

Blood sprayed everywhere as Leon flew right into the school wall. The stone wall cracked as Leon fell hard onto the ground. Dammit, how did this guy get so strong? He was barely with standing a level 3 fire god, and now he was throwing him around like a rag doll. It was like he wasn't the same kristos as before.

[B]"Shit like you don't deserve to live. I'm going to end it for you."[/B] He wasn't the same guy and his plan wasn't working out. His life was on the line now.

[B]"Kristos, no!!!" [/B] screamed Aizen, but it was too late. Kristos fired ice all over Leon as the ice spread all over his body. His inside's began to freeze as it manifested ot his face.

[B] "It will slowly end your life...." [/B] Leon gasped as the ice crawled over his face.

Darkness grew as Leon floated in the black void. whispers floated with him as it was too soft to hear. Was he dead? He can't die now. Not after all he has been through.

[I] What do you fight for?[/I]

[B][I]...I don't know [/I] [/B]
Leon didn't know anymore. He was dead.

[I]What about us?[/I]
mother and big sister both said as Leon's eyes widen.

[B]I[I] fight for my forsaken past.[/I][/B]

[I]You want to kill me?[/I]

[B][I]I want to kill him...[/I][/B]

[I]What?! me?[/I]

[B][I]I want to kill him...[/I][/B]

[I]You can't kill your old man...[/I]
[B][I]
Your dead....[/I][/B]

[I]what??!!![/I]

As kristos landed right by the shocked Aizen, his wings departed away from his body. He just showed that he was the best and Leon was nothing. Pieces of shit didn't deserve to live. Used Aizen to fight him. He got his fight and... Heat from the icy grave began to form. The two looked as the large block of ice began to melt. Then the blocked exploded as flames from Leon grew high into the air. The flames wildly spread as Kristos made a icy shield to block the fiece flames from him and Aizen. Anger in Leon's eyes glared at his icy foe.

[B]"Get ready, Kristos. Because you just have unleashed the Lion from within..."[/B] Leon's magic crystals bounced wildly in his pocket as his stare never left Kristos. He didn't want to use his Fire God techinque, but with this boast, he might get it a level higher then 4. [/SIZE]

[Doublehex]

[color=royalblue] [center]Thursday; The 34th of Estembre; 6:52 PM[/center] Cold. I feel so cold. Why? What is this?feeling? Cold. Ice. Darkness. I feel cold. I feel empty. I don?t feel anything at all. I have the sensation that I could plunge my hand into my chest, and touch my soul. If it was there, I mean. ?Don?t disappoint me, Alex.? What is it to you, Lazarus? What did I do to become your friend? Was it because you pitied me? Is that the reason? I don?t want to be pitied. I want to be strong. I want to people to say I am friend because I do not pity you. But when I try to help, I don?t feel strong. I feel weak and foolish. Why? I am weak? Inside? Outside? Or both? Maybe I can become strong. Monique came to visit me, didn?t she? She took the time out of her day to visit a wretch like me. And Lazarus has volunteered to train me himself. I didn?t plead for me to do this; I didn?t drop down on my knees and beg for their kindness. Because they did it because they wanted to. Maybe I am strong. [center]---[/center] Getting up, Alex headed for his dorm room. He eventually found the familiar door. He knocked a few times; his roommates unconsciously opened up for him. They didn?t know that the Alex that left and the Alex that returned were two totally different people.[/color]

[Engel]

[color=darkslategray][size=1][center]35th of Estembre, 5:35 pm.[/center]

Kristos smiled at the blazing, angry Leon. He arched his ice-wings once more, taking off and settling on the ground and wrapping his wings around him as the voices enveloped him, calling him into their grasp, to re-learn what he'd learned in his slumbers. The ice Magi drew out of his arm and five more joined it, spinning around Kristos wildly, too fast for Leon to track. Kristos' ice wings shattered, raining immaterial ice down on the field.

[right][i]Real power isn't inheritied, it's earned.[/right][/i]

[center][i]Real power comes from within, weak at first, but blossoms and builds like the coldest winter.[/center][/i]

[left][i]The dragon soars ahead, mighty and free, unbound by human law.[/left][/i]

[right][b]Become the dragon.[/right]
[center]Become the dragon.[/center]

[left]Become the dragon. Shatter the world and rain down your fury and passion on those that would disbelieve.[/left][/b]

When the ice show ended, Kristos was different. His long black hair was twisting in the invisible artic wind. He was surrounded by a blue and white glow as four wings shot out of his back, two on each side, made of white and red ice. His eyes weren't just blue, they would pierce the sharpest night. His spike on his finger was focused straight on Leon's head.

[b]"The winged dragon-Seraph versus the mighty Lion. Let us see how this goes, my friend. Fuyu no Hanabi!"[/b] He roared, his very scream slicing the winds and sending a wind of lacerations at Leon. He grinned and launced into the air, firing a beam of ice from the spike that went incredibly quick. He grinned, keeping his cool this time. He never battled well when he was angry. Strafling around in the air, he fired beam after beam, before pulling Zenjiga off of his back.

He swung it down and a cresent of ice slashed toward's Leon's feet, at the last moment, pulling up to aim at his head.[/color][/size]

[b]OOC:[/b] New spell learned: [b]Fuyu no Hanabi.:[/b] Kristos gains four wings and increased stamina and speed after using this, and since he's learned it, his finger spike can fire beams of ice regardless of being in the fuyu no Hanabi form or not.

[Riku]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma]Aizen's eyes widened in fright, watching Leon's eyes turn into fire as he got ready to attack again. She couldn't shake off the feeling that something bad was gong to happen... something... not right. She'd felt that way before when she saw her whole family die right before her eyes... and her boyfriend in her arms. It was a feeling she'd never forget... always scared, always tense.

[B]"I guess you're not all that bad,"[/B] Kristos sighed, lowering his ice shield and crossing his arms, trying to piss Leon off even more.

[B]"Don't act like you're not scared, you damn runt,"[/B] Leon scowled, letting him know that he wasn't going to back down from a fight. Leon wanted to prove himself to Kristos, no matter what the circumstances because he felt that he didn't leave a very good impression on him. [B]"No matter what, I won't let you run away this time," [/B] he then pointed his gunblade at Aizen, staring right at her. [B]"Or your girl for that matter... she seems easy enough to take down."[/B]

Aizen gasped and started to sweat, fearing what Leon might actually do to her. Suddenly, Kristos stepped in front of her and raised his arm, blocking her from Leon. [B]"Don't get her involved,"[/B] he said coldly, his eyes with a slight glaze, [B]"It's between me and you... not her."[/B]

[B]"Kristos..."[/B] she meekly said, astionished that he would try to protect her.

[B]"Don't get so brave... I'll get her sooner or later,"[/B] Leon growled, readying his gunblade. He lifted up in his sword pose and readied himself, not going to let Kristos get away with it.

[B]"See if you can get through me first,"[/B] Kristos replied, summoning his ice weapon and also posing himself to attack.

Before Aizen could say anything more, the two boys leaped towards each other, attacking with all that they had.

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OOC: Lionheart, Engel... please don't forget all about Aizen. Use her to your advantage and make her the damsal in distress. That's the only thing she's good for. XD[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Lionheart]

[SIZE=1]
[B][CENTER]35th of Estembre, 5:45 pm[/CENTER][/B]

Left from right, the blows to Leon contiuned as Leon's fighting spirit was beginning to die out. Kristos was by far stronger then he was at the moment. There was nothing to do, but take the beaten. It just seemed evrytime he tried to counter, Kristos was a step closer.

[B]"What? Give up already?"[/B] Kristos roared as he kept his assult on Leon.

Then Leon saw Aizen from the corner of his eye. Her fear was at surprise as she hasen't changed her expression of fear throughout the battle. It wasn't about winning or even, surviving. It was at that time, to show Kristos what life was about. It was the time, for Leon to get his mind set on what he was really brought out to do.

Leon re-focused as he booted Kristos away for a safe landing. Leon stared at Kristos as his magic crystals began to bounce around in his pocket. His gunblade made a slight glow as the area began to get very hot. Flares began to form from the ground around him as it instantly turned to raging flames. Kristos knew what was going on.

[B]"Yes, dish everything out. Show me your best spell and I'll show your nothing."[/B] He roared as he station himself in front of Leon. The clouds grew dark as they spread out, showing the black night sky.

[B]"You did one stupid thing, Kristos..."[/B] Leon's eyes widen as for the attack. The heavenly flames came from the giant hole from above as the spell was stronger then the one at the arena yesterday since they we're outside.

[B]"You left Aizen un-guarded!!!"[/B] He roared as the raging flames came flying towards Aizen with great speeds.

[B]"You have a choice Kristos...You always have choices. Don't think your every the one that has it bad. Never banish yourself from life."[/B] Leon grinned as Kristos was surprised to see it coming from Leon's mouth. [B]"You can either strike me now or save Aizen. Your choice..."[/B] Leon smiled for the last time before Screaming as if this was the last moments of hs life. The Fire God techinque was at level 6, the highest he has ever got it to. This was it. To see who was the strongest and to test each one, mentally.

[B]"Dekai Kaji da!!!!" [/B]


[B]OOC: okay, end it anyway you want it Engel. Doesn't matter to me[/B].[/SIZE]

[Engel]

[color=darkslategray][size=1][center]35th of Estembre, 5:50 PM.[/center]

Kristos smiled. Leon was far too arrogant for his own good. The thousand ice pannels that had been surrounding them shattered and took their place in front of Aizen, absorbing the blow as Kristos threw up a group of ice panes around her while moving in for the finishing blow. Leon's eyes went wide as Kristos' fingerspike stopped about an inch from his throat, Aizen only coughing from the smoke and the flames.

Kristos delivered two kicks to Leon's stomach and shoved him onto the ground, shifting out of the Fuyu no Hanabi and shatering his wings. He held Zenjiga on his throat and brought it down, leaving a small scar on Leon's neck that suddenly ran down his chest and scarred a red dragon on his chest, the invisible blades of ice melting away.

[b]"This is a sign of your defeat, and arrogance. Leon, you are powerful, so powerful. But you're untamed. My defeat yesterday had tought me that. Come with me, and I'll teach you what I know. "[/b] Leon looked up at him as the blood traced the intimate scar. He looked up at Kristos and grabbed Kristos' hand, the fire running up his arm and scarring a lion on his chest in return.

[b]"...maybe you can teach me something."[/b] He told Kristos as Kristos helped him to his feet. The bruises were already beginning to form on Leon's body. Kristos smiled and leaned him up against the wall, moving over to Aizen. He put his arms around her and hugged her close.

[b]"Gomen ni. I'm sorry for having put you in danger...Aizen. Please come with us to the infirmary?"[/b] He asked, his voice thick with worry at the smoke inhilation. She smiled and nodded, following him over to Leon. The three walked to the infirmary as Kristos looked up to the sky to breathe a simple phrase.

[b]"Sekai wa Sude ni Azamuki no Ue ni...The world is born upon deceit."[/b] He walked no with them and sighed, smoothing his hair back and stretching his arms out over both of their shoulders.[/color][/size]

[b]OOC:[/b] ZOMG, possible plot spoilers for Kristos' intentions? =D

[TheResplendent]

[FONT=Tahoma][color=darkred][center]Thursday, 35th of Estembre 6:30 PM

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Syrus sat back in the chair near his desk and flipped through the [u]Argo Arx Arcanum Student Statistics Book[/u]. Syrus made sure he got the updated copies every year and spent a giant amount of time looking through the yearly statistics to see where he ranked, and where his competition was. He let out a sigh, realizing that the events of earlier today brought him to the realization that he was condensing his concentration too much. Syrus spent so much time fighting with Strom, between cursing out his name when he saw it in the books he also cursed out the names of the top students everytime he saw them.

[b][i]'Argh...come on, what the hell does academics have to do with being a great Risk Breaker! If we were graded based on our combat skills I'd be at the top.'[/b][/i] he thought to himself. He always considered himself a hard worker and while being satisfied overall for the most part...but he always seemed to fall short. What Syrus wanted to know the most was what it really took to be on top if he hasen't been able to do it after 8 years.

His eyes traced the #1 overall name, it was the same for 5 years straight. He gritted his teeth everytime he saw it. He hated his name, and he hated him. He couldn't argue against his ability or his intellegence, but what he really resented was the sheer fact that he HAD all of that.

[b][i]'Kyosuke Orias...but I bet you never had to work as hard as I do...'[/b][/i]

He flipped to the area specific pages. The first few pages were the top Ice and Lightning students. He wondered what was up with the names beggining with K and Ice inclinations. The top 3 names under Ice belonged respectively to Kyosuke Orias, Kristos Enttausch , and Khole Benton.

Momo walked over to him wrapped her arms around him from behind. After their reconciliation, Syrus and Momo went back to his dorm to relax after all the stress they have been through. Momo fell asleep after a few minutes while Syrus spent some time watching over her, then opening up the statistic books.

[b]"Hey, Kristos is ranked number 2? Hm, why is he always saying he's the number 1 ice student then?"[/b] she said, getting a peek at the page he was on.

[b]"Ha, the hell should I know. Probably because he's so full of himself. What's with that new look anyway? Does he think it's going to make him stronger or something?"[/b] Syrus said, in a steadily increasing tone of annoyance.

[b]"Hey, whos the number 1 wind student? Plus I wanna see where i'm ranked!"[/b] Momo said, flipping through the pages herself.

[b]"You've never read these yourself?"[/b] Syrus asked, figuring most all students had a copy of the books each year. Momo shook her head signaling she hasn't seen it as she reached the Wind Magi Student section.

[b]"Sakura, huh? I think I've seen her around campus a few times. She's pretty popular, kinda like Clyne. Really pretty too..."[/b] she said, looking for her name now.

[b]"Pretty eh? Soo, does that mean..."[/b]

[b]"Don't get any ideas buddy, you trying to say I'm not good enough?"[/b] Momo said, eyeing Syrus evilly.

[b]"Hey hey! Come on, i was kidding."[/b] Syrus said, smiling. Momo whacked him on the head playfully as Syrus turned to the Fire section. He's read this part over and over, but it really started to sink in now after seeing him in action. His eyes grazed the number 2 spot and saw his name there. Normally he'd be proud, but this time it was different. Frustration became evident on his face, fairly noticeable by Momo. She wrapped his arm around his head and gave him a kiss on the cheek followed by a smile.

[b]"You're still number 1 to me, baby. But hey, i'm gonna get going. Take care of some last minute work."[/b] Monique said, grabbing her bag from off Syrus's bed. Syrus saw her out the door and watched her walk away, half skipping in her step. Syrus went back to the book, as he briefly caught the number 1 name under the fire students before closing it.

Visions of Leon's Fire God technique flashed through his head. From the beggining Syrus knew what to expect, but it was too powerful to contest with only his Flame Viper. He ran the mechanics of Leon's spell through his head again and again. Syrus knew exactly how he was going to contest it, but he needed help. Syrus grabbed [color=blue]Aludra[/color] and fixed it to his back.

[b]"Leon...it was my mistake for overlooking you. But no longer. I'll show you why I should be the number 1 Fire Magi student. But don't worry...Strom, I haven't forgotten about you either. I may be the top weapon combatants in the academy, but it's going to take more then that it seems to reach number 1."[/b] Syrus said to himself as he walked out the door, and headed for Instructor Piro's office. [/color][/FONT]

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[size=1]OOC: Some CAF1 name cameo goodness. Since this'll be skipped along for a week, Syrus will be training to master his new spell. When the week begins I shall somewhat reveal it, mwaha.[/size]

[Riku]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma]
[CENTER][B]Thursday, 35th of Estembre 6:10 PM[/B][/CENTER]

Aizen, Leon and Kristos all walked towards the Infirmary, going to have Leon become treated for his wounds he recieved from Kristos when they were fighting against each other. As they entered, a nurse came over and took him into a room while he and Aizen waited for him to heal right outside in the hallway.

She leaned her arms onto a railing and sighed, then raising her head up and looked out the window. [B]"I can't believe I was actually used like that,"[/B] she thought dully to herself, watching as some birds played around on a tree branch, [B]"I'm always being used as a pawn to become someone's winning streak..."[/B] Aizen cursed at her weakness and sighed again, pushing herself away and looking down... trying to get rid of the weakness that was inside her heart.

Without even noticing him, Kristos walked over to her and gently put his hand on her back. [B]"You okay?"[/B] he replied, looking at her with worry on his face, [B]"has inhailing the smoke gotten to you?"[/B]

[B]"Oh no! I'm okay!"[/B] she said, standing upright and scratching her head, not wanting him to worry about her. It was time to be strong and show him that he wouldn't have to protect her every single minute. Aizen then gently placed her hands in front of her and bowed low, her head hung low and her hair falling towards the floor. [B]"Thank you for saving me... I know I must annoying..."[/B]

Kristos chuckled a bit and motioned her to stand up straight, smiling and crossing his arms. [B]"You have no reason to thank me,"[/B] he replied, also looking out the window, [B]"it's always the man's suty to protect the lady."[/B]

She watched his face as he looked out at the clear blue sky, wondering if he had anything else weighing heavily on his mind. Aizen busted out on him, letting her anger go and whatnot.... and because of that, she felt a little dissapointed in herself knowing that he already had some troubles of his own.

Suddenly, Aizen took a deep breath and began to talk to him. [B]"Kristos... when you said... you killed your family... what did you feel after that?"[/B]

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OOC: Meh, I guess this is a good time to let Kristos' past be known and a good chance for Aizen to get to know him better. :D[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]